2011-02-17, 10:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 2011-02-18, 02:03 PM by ShanghaiDizzy.)
I don't have that bonus on my claw, but I have a friend who's a bowmaster with a VIP Bow and 15% defense ignore. According to him, the bonus on that is multiplicative, meaning it'll be applied before the additive effects. If in that case, it's 15% and the enemy's PDRate is 5%, then you should see the damage calculated as such.
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1. Calculate the max damage using damage range.
DMG * 2.5 * 1.5
2. Apply the multiplicative 15% Claw Bonus reduction to the 5% PDRate, meaning it'll be 4.25%.
3. Subtract TT30's 15% armor reduction from 4.25%. This gives the enemy -10.75%.
4. Apply your damage.
(DMG * 2.5 * 1.5) * 1.1075
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That's my hypothesis anyway. And if it holds true, then having 15% Defense ignore doesn't really help much except for bossing since they have higher PDRates. It changes from 50% to 42.5%. From that point of view though, it may be more beneficial to go for 30% boss, which also stacks with Shadow Partner, making it even more helpful. So the answer your question, yes, it probably stacks, but it's not noticeable on training monsters. It'll be more noticeable for bosses, but there's a better potential bonus to be sought for.
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1. Calculate the max damage using damage range.
DMG * 2.5 * 1.5
2. Apply the multiplicative 15% Claw Bonus reduction to the 5% PDRate, meaning it'll be 4.25%.
3. Subtract TT30's 15% armor reduction from 4.25%. This gives the enemy -10.75%.
4. Apply your damage.
(DMG * 2.5 * 1.5) * 1.1075
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That's my hypothesis anyway. And if it holds true, then having 15% Defense ignore doesn't really help much except for bossing since they have higher PDRates. It changes from 50% to 42.5%. From that point of view though, it may be more beneficial to go for 30% boss, which also stacks with Shadow Partner, making it even more helpful. So the answer your question, yes, it probably stacks, but it's not noticeable on training monsters. It'll be more noticeable for bosses, but there's a better potential bonus to be sought for.